For the Love of Bringing Books to Life: Write, Publish and Be Known
Lisa Tener: Bring Your Book to Life
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A good number of my clients come to me with amazing credentials and great ideas, but little platform–they often don’t have a huge mailing list. They don’t necessarily speak to thousands of people dozens of times a year. And they haven’t been on Oprah…yet (a few of my clients have been–but not the majority!).
If they’re [...]
Tags: author platform, book publicity, Craig Malkin, Dan Janal, HARO, PR Leads, publicity
Inspired to Write? Begin Playfully
In my possibly-very-controversial opinion, there’s a wrong way and a right way to journal. The right way naturally brings you good feelings—elation, joy, relief, triumph, peace. The wrong way makes you feel yucky.
When I first became a writing coach, a client came to me who wrote in a journal, stream of [...]
Tags: Aspire Magazine, how to journal, how to write, writing coach
One of my future book writing students (she’s registered for the May class) called to say she’s a bit stuck. Going through the preliminary material, she found herself feeling a bit hazy about her book, and conflicted about her goals:
Tags: create sacred space, inspiring office, sacred space, writing blocks
People ask me about the process of getting a literary agent. You probably know you need to submit a query (or meet an agent who says, “Yes, I want to see your proposal”), then submit your book proposal (a significant document often 50-80 pages), then wait.
But what’s it like from the inside? I asked Dr. [...]
Tags: Dr. Randy Kamen-Gredinger, getting published, harvard medical school publishing course, Harvard writers, how to find a literary agent, Jeanne Fredericks, literary agents, writing books
I’ve been “talking” by e-mail to Dr. Ellen Weber Libby, whom I met a few years ago at the Harvard Medical School CME publishing course.
Elly and I immediately connected and I became first her book proposal coach and then her book writing coach for The Favorite Child, which was published last month by Prometheus Books [...]
Tags: Dr. Ellen Weber Libby, marketing a book, mindset, Prometheus Books, The Favorite Child, writing a book
I’ve committed this week to walking every day. In the northeast US that’s a pretty big commitment in February–especially for someone who traces her ancestors back to the dessert.
What could be better inspiration for a writer than walking in nature, though? And my walk, ultimately, brought me powerful metaphors for the writing path.
I walked a [...]
Tags: Muse, Path, RI, Rome Point Seals, Trusting, Writing Inspiration
I recently read Open, Andre Agassi’s autobiography. It’s a great read and I was also struck by how dependent he was on the people on his team. I think that’s true about most successful people–they don’t do it alone. They have great coaches, managers, trainers, strategists, advisers, mentors…
Who are the people on a writer’s team? [...]
Tags: agassi, andre agassi, book coaches, book writing platform, business coaches, coaches, editors, literary agents, mentors, Open, platform, publicists, virtual assistants, writer's team, writing coaches
An aspiring author recently called me to explore writing coaching to help him write his book. He wondered about hiring a ghostwriter. Generally, I’m all about writing your book yourself. I’ve met too many people who’ve hired ghostwriters and been disappointed.
And most relatively smart people can develop an engaging (or even compelling) style and find [...]
Tags: book coach, book concept, book writing class, book writing coach, editor, hire a ghostwriter, how much time to write a book, time to write a book, write a book, writing a book, writing coach
I’m about to take off for Lucky Las Vegas for the Medical Fusion Conference, where I’ll be presenting a writing workshop on 5 Secrets of Good Writing, serving on a panel about getting published and meeting one-on-one with aspiring authors in the medical field.
Here’s one secret to good writing: Don’t use any extraneous words, even [...]
Tags: medical fusion conference, secret to good writing, secrets to good writing, short writing
Over the years, I’ve had several people come to me and say, “I need a book writing coach. I have to write my book. I keep gaining weight and I know I will lose that weight when I write my book.”
One beautiful soul told me recently that her belly actually looks pregnant, “I’ve gained weight [...]
Tags: book, book coach, book coaching, book writing class, book writing classes, book writing course, book writing program, book writing programs, bring your book to life, how to write a book, write a book, write chapter one, Writing, writing a book, writing coach, Writing Course
